Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 5.9% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
|
pay 29.0% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
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